πυρσός

Ancient Greek

Etymology 1

From πῦρ (pûr, fire).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πῠρσός • (pursós) m (genitive πῠρσοῦ); second declension

  1. firebrand, torch
    Synonyms: γράβιον (grábion), γρυνός (grunós), δαΐς (daḯs), δᾰ́ος (dáos), ἑλένη (helénē), λαμπάς (lampás), λοφνίς (lophnís), πανός (panós), φανή (phanḗ), φρῠκτός (phruktós)
  2. beacon, signal-fire
    Synonym: φρῠκτός (phruktós)
  3. (in the plural) watchfires
Inflection
Derived terms
  • πυρσεία (purseía)
  • πυρσευτήρ (purseutḗr)
  • πυρσευτής (purseutḗs)
  • πυρσεύω (purseúō)
  • πυρσοβόλος (pursobólos)
  • πυρσογενής (pursogenḗs)
  • πυρσοδυνάστης (pursodunástēs)
  • πυρσοέλικτος (pursoéliktos)
  • πυρσοτόκος (pursotókos)
  • πυρσοφόρος (pursophóros)
  • πυρσώδης (pursṓdēs)
  • πυρσωπός (pursōpós)

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

πῠρσός • (pursós) m (feminine πῠρσή, neuter πῠρσόν); first/second declension

  1. Alternative form of πυρρός (purrhós)
Declension

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